Jake Miller
@makerjak.bsky.social
Learning new ways to build in healthcare, tech, & retail / CPG. Sculpture nerd.
EIR @LaunchBlueKY
Fmr: Founder at Toggle Health, Humana, Walgreens, Target
EIR @LaunchBlueKY
Fmr: Founder at Toggle Health, Humana, Walgreens, Target
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Really encouraging progress in cancer vaccine work. Bonus editorial at the end:
Progress in Cancer Vaccines (Really)
www.science.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Really encouraging progress in cancer vaccine work. Bonus editorial at the end:
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In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
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AI summaries kill search traffic. This has been an obvious consequence of Google's AI summary strategy since its inception.
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
July 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
AI summaries kill search traffic. This has been an obvious consequence of Google's AI summary strategy since its inception.
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
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I really fucking hate @linkedin.com tidy success narratives - feel like the contemporary version of Successories posters, shared by desperate wannabe LI influencers. Truly "bad" in Paul Fussell sense. Read Cass Sunstein eg for needed nuance: timmermanreport.com/2024/08/two-... /end rant
Two New Books About Risk, Luck, and Skill Offer Insights For R&D Leaders - TimmermanReport.com
A central challenge of R&D, like many disciplines characterized by rare, outsized success, is how to think about risk, as well as the contributions of luck and skill. Two new books – How To Become Fa...
timmermanreport.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I really fucking hate @linkedin.com tidy success narratives - feel like the contemporary version of Successories posters, shared by desperate wannabe LI influencers. Truly "bad" in Paul Fussell sense. Read Cass Sunstein eg for needed nuance: timmermanreport.com/2024/08/two-... /end rant
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sick burn
March 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
sick burn
So cool! Glad to read this from a reputable source. Was worried someone just contaminated the sample
A detailed look at fresh samples taken from asteroid Bennu confirms that organic chemistry (and the molecules of life) are everywhere:
Fresh Asteroid, Getcher Fresh Asteroid Here
www.science.org
February 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So cool! Glad to read this from a reputable source. Was worried someone just contaminated the sample
Incredible story. I am hopeful that AI will help to reduce the amount of time that complex patients spend in this type of misdiagnosis limbo in the future
January 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Incredible story. I am hopeful that AI will help to reduce the amount of time that complex patients spend in this type of misdiagnosis limbo in the future
I want to get some drone swarms to do this in the future
Well, I went back to see if the birds came out again yesterday. And it was even more stunning. At first, it seemed like little was going on & then my brother Matt, who came out with/ me to record sound (he's a sound engineer) told us to look up. #birds
youtu.be/r_1OX3LVK1g
youtu.be/r_1OX3LVK1g
January 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I want to get some drone swarms to do this in the future
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of infectious birth defects and linked to many other morbidities such as with transplantation. For the first time after >50 years of pursuit, a vaccine is in reach jci.org/articles/vie...
January 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of infectious birth defects and linked to many other morbidities such as with transplantation. For the first time after >50 years of pursuit, a vaccine is in reach jci.org/articles/vie...
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This (via Andrew Gelman via Kevin Drum) is embarrassing and frustrating. It’s good to catch math errors ahead of time.
But there’s a larger point here, which is that the chemical industry is opaque about what’s in consumer products, and it shouldn’t be.
chemsky 🧪
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
But there’s a larger point here, which is that the chemical industry is opaque about what’s in consumer products, and it shouldn’t be.
chemsky 🧪
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
A study warned that people were being exposed to a toxic chemical from kitchen utensils. But the researchers misstated the safe daily limit
nationalpost.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:37 PM
This (via Andrew Gelman via Kevin Drum) is embarrassing and frustrating. It’s good to catch math errors ahead of time.
But there’s a larger point here, which is that the chemical industry is opaque about what’s in consumer products, and it shouldn’t be.
chemsky 🧪
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
But there’s a larger point here, which is that the chemical industry is opaque about what’s in consumer products, and it shouldn’t be.
chemsky 🧪
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
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Whoa
NYT: Sinaloa cartel recruiting chemistry students to make fentanyl precursors (apparently with limited success?)
chemsky 🧪 ⚗️
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
NYT: Sinaloa cartel recruiting chemistry students to make fentanyl precursors (apparently with limited success?)
chemsky 🧪 ⚗️
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
Mexican Cartels Lure Chemistry Students to Make Fentanyl (Gift Article)
Criminals turn college campuses into recruitment hubs, recruiting chemistry students in Mexico with big paydays.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Whoa
NYT: Sinaloa cartel recruiting chemistry students to make fentanyl precursors (apparently with limited success?)
chemsky 🧪 ⚗️
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
NYT: Sinaloa cartel recruiting chemistry students to make fentanyl precursors (apparently with limited success?)
chemsky 🧪 ⚗️
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
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Short, positive story from world of rare ds: development of treatment for children w SMA, driven by impassioned parents/advocates, unimaginably courageous children, compassionate clinicians, +determined academic scientists+biotech drug developers: timmermanreport.com/2024/11/a-st... #biosky #medsky
A Story of Hope For Kids With Rare Disease - TimmermanReport.com
As we head into Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a story that highlights the promise and possibility that can emerge from a devastating diagnosis, and emphasizes what can happen when industry, academia...
timmermanreport.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Short, positive story from world of rare ds: development of treatment for children w SMA, driven by impassioned parents/advocates, unimaginably courageous children, compassionate clinicians, +determined academic scientists+biotech drug developers: timmermanreport.com/2024/11/a-st... #biosky #medsky
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Today’s chart: Weather forecasts have become much more accurate.
In the US a 4-day forecast is now as accurate as a 1-day forecast 30 years ago.
In the US a 4-day forecast is now as accurate as a 1-day forecast 30 years ago.
November 21, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Today’s chart: Weather forecasts have become much more accurate.
In the US a 4-day forecast is now as accurate as a 1-day forecast 30 years ago.
In the US a 4-day forecast is now as accurate as a 1-day forecast 30 years ago.